interception

/ˌɪntəˈsepʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪntərˈsepʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌin-tər-ˈsep-shən/ (ame, mw)

interception — 名詞

  • interceptionsingular
  • interceptionsplural

1. an act of cutting off a person or moving thing and taking control of it before i

1.名詞C1
釋義

攔截

途中截住人或物

an act of cutting off a person or moving thing and taking control of it before it gets where it was going

例句

Coast guard boats made the interception before the small boat reached shore.

海巡船在那艘小船靠岸前完成了攔截。

pattern: make the interception before + clause

Ilan heard border officers report an interception after the driver turned toward the bridge.

Ilan 聽見邊境人員通報，那名司機轉向大橋後已展開攔截。

同義詞
  • capture

    focuses more on taking control of a person or object after pursuit

  • seizure

    more formal and often used for officially taking goods or property

  • block

    broader and may stop movement without taking control

反義詞
  • arrival

    used when the person or object reaches the intended place instead

文法句型

make an interception

interception of + noun

interception before + clause

用法筆記

Often used in police, military, and border news. The person or thing is usually already moving toward a place when it is stopped.

常見錯誤

❌The officers intercepted the truck' when you need the noun.
✅The officers made an interception before the truck reached town.
💡Intercept is the verb; interception names the action.
❌The interception caught the driver.
✅The officers caught the driver after the interception.
💡Interception names the act of stopping, not the people involved.

2. in a team game, an act of taking the ball while the other side is passing it to

2.名詞C1
釋義

抄截；攔球

比賽中截下對手傳球

in a team game, an act of taking the ball while the other side is passing it to a teammate

例句

Jisoo's interception stopped the through pass and saved a certain goal.

Jisoo 的抄截擋下那記前傳，也救掉了一個必進球。

interception of a pass in open play

The crowd roared after Cole's interception gave his team the ball back.

Cole 這次抄截讓球權回到自己球隊手上，全場立刻歡呼。

同義詞
  • steal

    common in basketball for taking the ball from the other team

  • pick

    informal, especially in American football, for this kind of play

  • takeaway

    broader sports term that can also include winning loose balls or fumbles

反義詞
  • completion

    especially in pass-based sports, when the pass reaches its own teammate

文法句型

make an interception

interception by + player

interception of a pass

用法筆記

Usually describes a defender cutting out a pass before it reaches the intended teammate. Unlike sense 1, this one stays inside the play of a ball game.

常見錯誤

❌The keeper made an interception of the shot.
✅The keeper saved the shot.
💡Interception is usually for cutting out a pass, not simply blocking a shot.
❌Her interception gave the other team a point.
✅Her interception gave her team the ball.
💡The key result is winning possession from the opponent.